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this purpose. Subsequently, the City shall deduct an equal amount previously advanced from any sick leave accrued by the employee until the total amount is recovered. If the employee terminates before recovery of all advanced sick leave, the City shall deduct the unrecovered cost of sick leave from such terminated employee's final paycheck, to the extent possible. The City may authorize employees to use sick leave, vacation, or compensatory time for approved workers' compensation medical appointments as specified herein. The City may authorize use of such leave for City approved medical appointments whenever such appointments cannot be secured outside the employee's regular workday, and salary continuation or workers' compensation benefits are not available. D. Limit. The maximum total accumulation of sick leave with pay shall be two hundred (200), eight (8) hour working days. Sick leave usage of less than a full day shall be charged in minimum increments of one- half ('/2) hour, with fractional usage rounded upward to the next higher multiple of one-half (1/2). E. Extended. The City Manager may grant leave up to six (6) months without pay to an employee who has exhausted all of his or her accrued sick leave if the City physician or a licensed physician designated by the City Manager indicates that the employee shall be sufficiently recovered to return to his or her employment within a six (6) month period. Prior to the expiration of the additional time, the employee may return to his or her position provided that the employee has a certificate from one of the above mentioned physicians stating that the employee is able to perform all the duties of his or her position without qualification. In addition to the above, the City Manager may grant a further extension not to exceed a total of one (1) year without pay. F. Extension by Use of Accrued Compensatory Time Off and/or Vacation. After an employee's sick leave has been exhausted, he or she may be granted permission to use, first, any unused compensatory time off benefits, then, any unused vacation leave benefits he or she may have accrued. G. Notice. The employee taking sick leave shall notify his or her immediate supervisor either prior to or within four (4) hours after the time he or she is scheduled to report for duty, or as otherwise CONFIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF SANTA ANA (CASA) MOU: 2010 - 2012 Page 39 25E-41